versant

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvɜːsənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vûr′sənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ver•sant  (vûr′sənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geologya slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
  2. Geologythe general slope of a country or region.
  • Latin versāre, frequentative of vertere to turn; see verse, -ant
  • French, noun, nominal use of present participle of verser to turn
  • 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
versant /ˈvɜːsənt/ n
  1. rare the side or slope of a mountain or mountain range
  2. the slope of a region
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from verser to turn, from Latin versāre

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